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No. 607,44l. Patented July l9, I898.

- H. KDHL.

SEPARATDR FUR STEAM AND WATER.

(Application filed June 3, 1897.)

(No Model.)

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HUGO KOHL, 0F DUSSELDORF, GERMANY.

SEPARATOR FOR STEAM AND WATER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 607,441, dated July 19, 1898. Application filed June 3, 1897. Serial No. 689,271. (No model.)

T0 at whom it may concern/.-

Be it known that I, HUGO KOHL, a subject of the German Emperor, residing at Dusseldorf, Germany, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Separators for Steam and \Vater,with description as follows.

This invention relates to a steam and water separator of novel construction and composed of a receptacle containing a series of perforated troughs to perform the separation and a pair of counterbalancin g oscillating vessels for collecting the water.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical central section of my improved steam and water separator. Fig. 2 isa crosssection through the receptacle 10; Fig. 3, a horizontal section through the Waterollecting device; and Fig. 4, a longitudinal section of the same, taken on a different plane from Fig. 1.

The letter w represents a receptacle containing the perforated troughs ,2, that are curved or bent toward the center or toward one end and are arranged in horizontal rows, so that the troughs of one row are staggered with those of the adjoining rows. The steam admitted by an upper inlet '10 will on passin g along on e row of troughs strike the troughs of the row next below, so as to give off its water, which will flow through the perforations of the troughs. These perforations are also staggered, so that but a very small percentage of steam can descend through them in a straightdirection.

The steam escapes at the bottom of receptacle 10 through pipe 5, which is surmounted by a sloping roof (I, which excludes the descending water from the pipe. This water flows off through a tube 1, controlled by a cock k, the oscillating casing of which is connected to a pair of counterbalancing vessels 1) biwhich alternately receive and discharge the water, so that they will alternately rise and fall.

The valve-plug 7t is fixed to the pipe 0 and is provided with a pair of ports 70 k entering the central bore 6 of the plug that communicates with such pipe. The ports are alternately brought into alinement with pipes a a, that extend from the oscillating valvepipes c 0, leading from the vessels Z)" W, are

adapted to be brought into alternate communication with ports m m of plug 70 and thence with a steam-return pipe f, projecting from such plug into receptacle w to a point above the water-level. These pipes are designed to return the steam accumulating in the vessels 1) b to the receptacle 10, so that such steam will not impede the inflow of the water. If a sufficient quantity of water has accumulated to fill vessel 12, such vessel will descend, Fig.

1, while the vessel 1) will rise. 0n descending the weight Q will strike stop ito open the cock, so that the water in vessel 1) is discharged. The partial rotation of the vessels and valve-casingwill disconnect the port 75 from pipe at and connect port 7x3 with pipe a, so that the water will now enter vessel b WVhile the receptacle w is thus put into communication with either the vessel 1) or b the pipe f is likewise put into communication therewith, so that the steam can escape from the vessel during the inflow of the water. Upon the descent of the vessel 1) or 1) its steam-outlet is closed by being brought out of alinement with the corresponding valveport.

What I claim is 1. A steam and water separator composed of bent perforated troughs arranged in staggered horizontal rows, and an inclosing receptacle having a steam inlet and outlet and a water-outlet, substantially as specified.

2. A steam and water separator composed of a receptacle, bent perforated troughs ar ranged in staggered horizontal rows contained 0 therein, a pair of counterbalancing vessels having discharge-cocks and adapted to be brought into alternate communication with such receptacle, and means for opening the cock of the disconnected vessel, substantially 5 as specified.

3. A steam and water separator composed of a receptacle, troughs contained therein, an outlet-pipe, a valve-plug controlling the same and having steam and water ports, a pair of eounterbalztneing vessels having disehm'gespecification in the presence of two subscribeoeks, Water and steam pipes adapted to esing' Witnesses.

tablish communication between the valve plug ports and the Vessels, and means for HUGO KOIH" 5 opening the discharge-cock of the disconnect- \Vitnesses:

ed vessel, substantially as specified. "WALTHER FRIEDRICH,

In testimony whereof I have signed this VILLTAM ESSENWEIN. 

